Newer Suns only boot with **rarpd**.  Setting that up may be obvious to experienced system administrators, but I tend to forget, so will document it here.

=== setup ===

**/etc/rc.conf** entries:

<code>
bootparamd_enable="YES"
inetd_enable="YES"
rarpd_enable="YES"
rarpd_flags="-a -s"
rpcbind_enable="YES"
</code>

**/etc/ethers** entry:

<code>
00:14:4f:75:dc:84 v240.blah.com
</code>

**/etc/hosts** entry:

<code>
192.168.0.71    v240.blah.com
</code>

**/etc/hosts.allow** entry:

<code>
ALL : 192.168.0.71 : allow
</code>

(Ok, this probably just needs to be **rarpd** but my head is tired from hitting the desk)

Example **/usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf** entries:

<code>
host v240 {
    option host-name "x1";
    hardware ethernet 00:14:4f:75:dc:84;
    fixed-address 192.168.0.71;
    filename "loader-sparc";
    option root-path "<your_server_ip>:/pxeroot/sparc64-9";
}

</code>

**/tftpboot** files:

<code>
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel      18 Dec 19 01:21 C0A80047 -> loader-sparc
-r-xr-xr-x   1 root  wheel  200816 Oct  8  2006 loader-sparc
</code>

daemons to run:

<code>
service bootparams onestart
service inetd onestart
service rarpd onestart
service rpcbind onestart
</code>

=== booting ===

For these machines you want **boot net**, not **boot net:dhcp**:

<code>
Sun Fire V240, No Keyboard
Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.22.19, 4096 MB memory installed, Serial #74833028.
Ethernet address 0:14:4f:75:dc:84, Host ID: 8475dc84.

Rebooting with command: boot net                                      
Boot device: /pci@1f,700000/network@2  File and args: 
100 Mbps FDX Link up
Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:75:dc:84
[...]
Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:75:dc:84
Consoles: Open Firmware console  

FreeBSD/sparc64 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.0
(linimon@foo.blah.com, Fri Dec 18 08:51:42 UTC 2015)
bootpath="/pci@1f,700000/network@2"
boot: ethernet address: 00:14:4f:75:dc:84
100 Mbps FDX Link up
Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
/boot/kernel/kernel data=0xd314c0+0x210758 syms=[0x8+0xdebb8+0x8+0xcd716]
\
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...               
</code>

==== See also ====

  * http://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/netboot/bootparams.html#freebsd
  * http://etherboot.org/wiki/freebsd

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